UK replies to Milei: Falklands “are British because islanders choose to be British”
MercoPress·4 Sept 2026
Britain's Defence Secretary, Wes Streeting, responded on Friday to Argentine President Javier Milei's address on the Falklands by stating that the United Kingdom's commitment to the archipelago is...
Chile backs Falklands claim as Argentina recognizes its sovereignty over Magellan Strait
MercoPress·4 Sept 2026
Chilean President José Antonio Kast on Thursday reiterated his government's backing for Argentina's sovereignty rights over the Falklands, South Georgia, the South Sandwich Islands and the...
“We are watching”: Argentine intelligence posts message on Falklands after Milei address
MercoPress·4 Sept 2026
Argentina's State Intelligence Secretariat (SIDE) published a satellite image of the Falklands in the early hours of Friday accompanied by the phrase “we are watching,” hours after President Javier...
Milei announces sanctions against oil firms operating off the Falklands without Argentine approval
MercoPress·4 Sept 2026
Argentine President Javier Milei announced on Thursday, in a televised national address, sanctions against companies taking part in hydrocarbon development off the Falklands without Argentine...
Chile Begins Blocking Online Betting Sites as Latin America Tightens Gambling Oversight
MercoPress·4 Sept 2026
Chile has ordered major internet service providers to block 42 online betting and gambling websites, marking a significant enforcement step following last year's Supreme Court ruling on...
WMO forecasts a very strong El Niño peaking at year's end and lasting into February 2027
MercoPress·3 Sept 2026
El Niño is firmly established in the tropical Pacific and will intensify over the coming months into a very strong event, peaking towards the end of 2026 and with climate effects extending well...
Argentine analysts rule out a real shift by Washington on the Falklands
MercoPress·3 Sept 2026
Argentine specialists in international affairs consulted this week agree that Donald Trump's statement about a possible review of the US position on the Falklands responds to pressure on London...
Trump hints he would not back the UK and doubts its “capacity” to retake the Falklands
MercoPress·3 Sept 2026
US President Donald Trump has suggested his country would not come to Britain's aid in a possible conflict with Argentina over the Falklands, linking that position to the lack of British support in...
Investment banks warn the Venezuela deal will not bring down fuel prices
MercoPress·3 Sept 2026
Leading financial analysis firms have tempered the White House's forecasts on the Venezuelan oil agreement announced by Donald Trump on Friday, which grants a company part-owned by the US...
Lenín Moreno and a former Chinese ambassador convicted over bribes at Ecuador's largest dam
MercoPress·3 Sept 2026
A court of Ecuador's National Court of Justice on Friday sentenced former president Lenín Moreno to five years in prison for bribery, in the case over kickbacks linked to the construction and...
Eight Months After Maduro's Capture, Venezuela's Oil Boom Has Outrun Latin America's Sovereignty Debate
MercoPress·3 Sept 2026
When Colombian former President Gustavo Petro convened an emergency CELAC session in the first week of January, the assumption in most South American foreign ministries was that the region would...
China's embassy accuses a senior Argentine official of spreading “rumours” about the Nepal flood
MercoPress·2 Sept 2026
China's embassy in Buenos Aires has accused an official in Javier Milei's government of spreading “malicious rumours” and seeking to “stain the international image” of the Asian country, after he...
Trump says Venezuela is “not ready” to hold elections and sets no timetable
MercoPress·2 Sept 2026
US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Venezuela does not yet meet the conditions to call elections, five days after announcing the agreement granting Washington majority control over a...
A Brazilian Supreme Court justice lifts secrecy on a banker's messages to another judge
MercoPress·2 Sept 2026
Brazilian Supreme Court justice André Mendonça, rapporteur in the Banco Master case, on Tuesday lifted the secrecy order on a Federal Police report of more than two hundred pages containing...
The UK dismisses Trump's remarks and reaffirms its sovereignty over the Falklands
MercoPress·2 Sept 2026
The British government on Tuesday dismissed US President Donald Trump's remarks about a possible review of Washington's position on the Falklands, and reiterated its commitment to the archipelago's...
A conciliatory chancellor calls to ‘refresh’ UK’s special relationship with the US
MercoPress·2 Sept 2026
Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey in an interview with The Times, tried to cool the strong exchange caused by British leaders’ reaction to White House statements on a possible review to US...
Norway prepares to open The Whale Museum, 190 miles north of the Arctic Circle
MercoPress·2 Sept 2026
By Sarah Kula for the Smithsonian Magazine Called The Whale, the new venue is under construction in Andenes, a village on the northern tip of the island of Andøya, roughly 190 miles above the...
Venezuela's main airport reopens with temporary modules two months after the earthquake
MercoPress·1 Sept 2026
Simón Bolívar international airport, located in Maiquetía and Venezuela's principal air gateway, resumed domestic and international operations on Tuesday, two months after the double earthquake of...
Milei announces a national address on Thursday over the Falklands claim
MercoPress·1 Sept 2026
Argentine President Javier Milei announced on Tuesday that he will address the nation on Thursday evening to set out the state of the sovereignty claim over the Falklands, a day after US President...
Trump says he reviews “every position” when asked about Falklands sovereignty
MercoPress·1 Sept 2026
US President Donald Trump replied on Monday in the Oval Office, when asked whether his government was reviewing its position of neutrality on the Falklands: “I always review every position.
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